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The Lower Gulf Coast is a region of Florida located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades. It consists of five coastal counties from Manatee County south to Collier County, although it sometimes is considered to include three rural counties inland, and the thinly populated mainland section of Monroe County.

As of 2000, the population of Southwest Florida was 1,500,846. A 2004 US Census Bureau estimate places the region's population at 1,704,155, a four year growth rate of 13.5%.

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Astronauts face hardest spacewalk to finish repair

Nov 22, 2008 5:07 pm

Astronauts on the international space station are looking at their longest and hardest spacewalk of their mission.

Ballmer ordered to testify in 'Vista' case

Nov 22, 2008 4:37 pm

A federal judge has ordered Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class-action lawsuit challenging the company's marketing of its Windows Vista operating system.

45th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination

Nov 22, 2008 4:37 pm

In 1963, John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at his convertible car.

NFL star returns to SWFL to dish out turkeys

Nov 22, 2008 2:37 pm

A Fort Myers native and a NFL defensive end is making a stand against hunger today.

Small kitchen fire causes evacuation at apartment complex

Nov 22, 2008 2:07 pm

An evacuation took place at a local apartment complex in Fort Myers.

Obama outlines recovery plan

Nov 22, 2008 1:37 pm

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive, two-year stimulus plan.

ABC7 Friday Night High School Football - Week 12

Nov 22, 2008 2:07 am

The ABC7 Sports Team has been all over Southwest Florida to bring you video highlights and final scores of high school football games throughout Southwest Florida.

Mickey, Minnie hand out tickets to drivers

Nov 21, 2008 11:37 pm

Dozens of parents picking up their kids at Edison Park Elementary Friday were met by a police officer handing out tickets. But two honorary officers soon gave a hint that these weren't bad tickets to ...

Butterflies 'growing well' in space

Nov 21, 2008 11:37 pm

A Collier County man's prized butterflies are mid-way through their two-week journey aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor.

Warranty wording has homeowner in "deep water"

Nov 21, 2008 11:37 pm

We have a warranty warning for new homeowners - read the fine print. A Cape Coral woman says she's forced to pay for thousands in damage after a faulty filter flooded her home just months after she mo...

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